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India’s vibe-coding startup Emergent enters OpenClaw-like AI agent space

Emergent's Wingman lets users manage and automate tasks through chat on platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram.

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Technology Apr 15, 2026

CPUs Aren't Dead. Gemma2B Out Scored GPT-3.5 Turbo on Test That Made It Famous

Article URL: https://seqpu.com/CPUsArentDead/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47781998 Points: 31 # ...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Best Buy’s Ultimate Upgrade Sale features deals on dozens of our favorite gadgets

If you missed out on Amazon’s recent spring sales event, Best Buy’s Ultimate Upgrade Sale presents yet another oppor...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Adaptional (YC S25) Is Hiring Founding AI Engineers

Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/adaptional/jobs/k7W6ge9-founding-engineer Comments URL: https://news...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

The Senate is voting to save free IRS Direct File today

The Senate is getting ready to vote on a bill to resurrect IRS Direct File, the free tax filing service axed by the Trum...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Where the Heck Did My Taxes Go?

Article URL: https://wherethefuckdidmytaxesgo.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47781864 Points: ...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Adobe takes Creative Cloud into Claude Code-esque territory

This is a big step in a new strategic direction for Adobe.

Technology Apr 15, 2026

The tiniest e-reader in the world, and you can build one yourself

Article URL: https://www.androidauthority.com/tiny-e-reader-diy-3657661/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/ite...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Most people still don’t want anything to do with robotaxis

I've been reporting on self-driving cars for over a decade, and I've seen the technology go through many ups and downs, ...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Anthropic shrugs off VC funding offers valuing it at $800B+, for now

VCs are frothing at the mouth to write more checks to Anthropic at a valuation that matches or beats OpenAI's.

Technology Apr 15, 2026

CRISPR takes a bold leap toward silencing Down syndrome's extra chromosome

Article URL: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-crispr-bold-silencing-syndrome-extra.html Comments URL: https://new...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Why Amazon Is Buying Globalstar—and What It Means for Your iPhone

Amazon is paying more than $11 billion for a small satellite company.

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Allbirds announced a switch from shoes to AI and its stock jumped 600 percent

Allbirds had a hit a decade ago with its Wool Runner shoes, but after a $4 billion IPO in 2021, the business never turne...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

US jobs too important to risk Chinese car imports, says Ford CEO

China has enough spare capacity to swallow the entire US car market, says Ford's Jim Farley. ...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

The US Government Will Ask Data Centers How Much Power They Use

In a letter obtained by WIRED, the Energy Information Administration tells two senators that it plans to develop a manda...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Motorola sues social platforms and creators over posts, raising speech concerns in India

Motorola is suing dozens of content creators and social media platforms including Instagram, X, and YouTube over posts i...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Airwallex is about to take on Stripe and the rest of the payments industry — in the physical world

Airwallex, valued at $8 billion, is launching a point-of-sale product that lets businesses accept in-person payments in ...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Show HN: Libretto – Making AI browser automations deterministic

Libretto (https://libretto.sh) is a Skill+CLI that makes it easy for your coding agent to generate deterministic browse...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Good Omens S3 trailer sets up a blessed conclusion

Prime Video's supernatural comedy will end with a special 90-minute final episode. ...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Open Source Isn't Dead. Cal.com Just Learned the Wrong Lesson

Article URL: https://www.strix.ai/blog/cal-com-is-closing-its-code-due-to-ai-threats Comments URL: https://news.ycombin...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Allbirds abandons clothes, pivots to "AI compute infrastructure"

Desperate stock-boosting move recalls 2017's "Long Island Blockchain" frenzy. ...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Cal.com is going closed source

Article URL: https://cal.com/blog/cal-com-goes-closed-source-why Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=477...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

New 3D map of Universe could solve dark energy mystery

Latest data must still be analyzed but could help determine if dark energy is constant or varie...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

MAGA Is Starting to Look Beyond Trump

A seemingly endless torrent of criticism directed toward Trump from former MAGA allies suggests the president is losing ...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Allbirds Is Pivoting to AI Compute. Sure, Why Not

Once a $4 billion apparel juggernaut, Allbirds will rebrand as NewBird AI, a “GPU-as-a-Service" company. Hey, if you c...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Worse Than You Thought

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/deepfake-nudify-schools-global-crisis/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator....

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Daily Claude outage is upon us. Waiting for Claude Status to update

Article URL: https://claudestatus.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47779730 Points: 52 # Comment...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

After sale of its shoe business, Allbirds pivots to AI

Allbirds is ditching wool sneakers for AI servers, rebranding as NewBird AI after locking in a $50M convertible financin...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Sweden blames Russian hackers for attempting ‘destructive’ cyberattack on thermal plant

Sweden's minister for civil defense said Russian hackers are "now attempting destructive cyber attacks against organizat...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

It's cool to care (2025)

Article URL: https://alexwlchan.net/2025/cool-to-care/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47779372 Poin...